Show Boat

Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II

Feb. 12, 13, 17, 18, 22, 25, 28 ; Mar. 1, 2, 7, 9, 14, 17 /In English

Generous sponsors for this new production are The Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust, The Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust, Mr. and Mrs. William C. Vance, the Mazza Foundation, Jim and Vicki Mills/Jon and Lois Mills, Roberta L. and Robert J. Washlow, and The National Endowment for the Arts.

Queenie

Angela Renée Simpson*

Steve Baker

James Farruggio*

Manager

Pete

Brian McCaskill*

M.C. Announcer

Parthy Ann Hawks

Cindy Gold*

Natchez Girl

Caroline Heffernan*

Captain Andy Hawks

Ross Lehman*

Julie LaVerne

Alyson Cambridge

Ellie May Chipley

Ericka Mac*

Gaylord Ravenal

Nathan Gunn

Magnolia Hawks

Ashley Brown*

Sheriff Valon

John Lister*

Maitre d'

Joe

Morris Robinson*

Frank Schultz

Bernie Yvon

Mrs. O'Brien

Renée Matthews*

Mother Superior

Backwoodsman

Tony DiFalco*

Young Kim

Caroline Heffernan*

Jake

Craig Terry*

The Lady on the Levee

Joelle Lamarre*

Principal Dancers

Leah Barsky

Andrea Beasom,

Chadaé Nichol*

Chawntá Marie Van

Karla Dionne Victum

Melissa Zaremba*

Nebi Berhane*

Chris Carter*

Tobin Del Cuore

Jarret Ditch*

William Gill*

Sam Rogers*

Conductor

John DeMain

Director

Francesca Zambello

Set Designer

Peter J. Davison

Costume Designer

Paul Tazewell

Lighting Designer

Mark McCullough

Sound Designer

Mark Grey

Chorus Master

Michael Black

Choreographer

Michele Lynch*

Associate Choreographer

Eric Sean Fogel*

Ballet Mistress

August Tye

Wigmaster and Makeup Designer

Sarah Hatten

Assistant Director

E. Loren Meeker

Michael Rau*

Stage Manager

John W. Coleman

Musical Preparation

Valerie Maze

Matthew Piatt

Craig Terry

Ballet Accompanist

Tatiana Maumova

Fight Director

Nicolas Sandys

Sound Engineer

Lilly West

NEW PRODUCTION

LYRIC OPERA STAGE PREMIERE

Rinaldo

George Frederic Handel

Feb. 29; Mar. 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24/In Italian

New Lyric Opera production generously made possible by an Anonymous Donor, Katherine A. Abelson and Robert J. Cornell, Margot and Josef Lakonishok, and Helen and Sam Zell.

Goffredo

Sonia Prina*

Rinaldo

David Daniels

Almirena

Julia Kleiter*

Eustazio

Iestyn Davies*

A Herald

James Kryshak

Argante

Luca Pisaroni*

Armida

Elza Van Den Heever*

Three Women

Kiri Deonarine

Cecelia Hall

Jennifer Jakob

A Sage

Ryan Belongie*

Principal Dancers

Jennifer Goodman

Kristy Hronick*

Sara Swnson*

Teanna Zarro;

Jonathan Emanuell Alsberry

Kyle Lang*

Todd Rhoades

James Monroe Stevko

Louis A. Williams, Jr.

Conductor

Harry Bicket

Director

Francisco Negrin

Set and Costume Designer

Louis Désiré*

Lighting Designer

Bruno Poet

Choreographer

Ana Yepes*

Ballet Mistress

August Tye

Wigmaster and Makeup Designer

Sarah Hatten

Assistant Stage Director

Matthew Ozawa

Stage Manager

Caroline Moores

Continuo Instrumentalists

Jory Vinikous (Harpsichord)

Peter Swenson (Theorbo)

Patrick Jee (Cello)

Musical Preparation

William C. Billingham

Matthew Piatt

Eric Weimer

Projected Titles

Francis Rizzo

Lang Lang in Recital

May 12

Exclusive Sponsor: Harris Private Bank

Piano

Lang Lang

Stage Manager

John W. Coleman

2012/2013 Season

NEW PRODUCTION

Elektra

Richard Strauss

Oct. 6, 10, 13, 19, 22, 26, 30/In German

Generous sponsors for this new production are The Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust, The Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust, the Abbott Fund, Marlys A. Beider, and Stefan Edlis and Gael Neeson.

First Maid

Victoria Livengood*

Yvette Smith (Oct. 13)

Second Maid

J'nai Bridges*

Third Maid

Cecelia Hall

Fourth Maid

Rebecca Nash*

Fifth Maid

Tracy Cantin*

Overseer

Elizabeth Byrne

Elektra

Christine Goerke*

Chrysothemis

Emily Magee

Klytämnestra

Jill Grove

Confidante

Kiri Deonarine

Trainbearer

Emily Birsan

Young Servant

Bernard Holcomb

Old Servant

Kenneth Nichols

Orest

Alan Held

Orest's Tutor

Jason Stearns

Aegisth

Roger Honeywell

Actors

Karen Cole

Katherine Coyl

Anthony Diaz

Kira Dills-DeSurra

Josh Douglas

Keith Dutton

Will Howard

Chelsea Morris

Kimberly Mussman

Maggie Clennon Reberg

Karen Yates

Conductor

Sir Andrew Davis

Director

Sir David McVicar

Set and Costume Designer

John Macfarlane

Lighting

Jennifer Tipton

Chorus Master

Martin Wright*

Choreographer

August Tye

Wigmaster and Makeup Designer

Sarah Hatten

Assistant Director

Elise Sandell

Stage Manager

Caroline Moores

Musical Preparation

William C. Billingham

Susan Miller Hult

Case Scaglione*

Eric Weimer

Fight Director

Nicolas Sandys

Projected Titles

Colin Ure

Simon Boccanegra

Giuseppe Verdi

Oct. 15, 20, 24, 28, 31; Nov. 3, 6, 9/In Italian

Produced in association with the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London.

Rigoletto

Lyric Opera production originally made possible by the NIB Foundation and Jim and Vicki Mills/Jon and Lois Mills.

Revival generously made possible by Jim and Kay Mabie, Sylvia Neil and Daniel Fischel, and Helen and Sam Zell.

Rigoletto

Andrzej Dobber* (Feb 25-Mar 10)

Željko Lucic* (March 14-30)

Gilda

Albina Shagimuratova*

Kiri Deonarine (3/20)

Duke

Giuseppe Filianoti

Sparafucile

Andrea Silvestrelli

Maddalena

Nicole Piccolomini*

Monterone

Todd Thomas*

Conductor

Evan Rogister*

Director

Stephen Barlow*

Set Designer

Robert Innes Hopkins

Costume Designer

Jane Greenwood

Lighting Designer

Duane Schuler

Guest Chorus Master

Ian Robertson

LYRIC OPERA PREMIERE

A Streetcar Named Desire

André Previn

March 26, 29; April 3, 6/In English

New Lyric Opera production generously made possible by Mr. and Mrs. J. Thomas Hurvis, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, with additional funding fromt he National Endowment for the Arts.

Blanche Dubois

Renée Fleming

Stella Kowalski

Susanna Phillips

Stanley Kowalski

Teddy Tahu Rhodes*

Harold "Mitch" Mitchell

Anthony Dean Griffey

Conductor

Evan Rogister

Director

Brad Dalton*

Costume Designer

Johann Stegmeir

CHICAGO PREMIERE

A LYRIC UNLIMITED EVENT

Cruzar la Cara de la Luna

José "Pepe" Martínez

April 7/In English and Spanish

New Lyric Opera production generously made possible by an Anonymous Donor, Robert S. and Susan E. Morrison, The Negaunee Foundation, Northern Trust, Mrs. Herbert A. Vance and Mr. and Mrs. William C. Vance, and Jim and Vicki Mills/Jon and Lois Mills.

Laurentino

Octavio Moreno

Renate

Cecilia Duarte

Lupita

Vanessa Cerda-Alonso

Mark

Brian Schircliffe

Diana

Brittany Wheeler

Rafael

David Guzmán

Chucho

Saúl Ávalos

Victor

Juan Mejía

Director

Leonard Foglia

Music Supervisor

David Hanlon

Lighting Designer

Brian Nason

Music Director

Chia Patino

Assistant Director and Choreographer

Keturah Stickann

NEW PRODUCTION

Oklahoma!

Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II

May 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19

New Lyric Opera production generously made possible by an Anonymous Donor, Robert S. and Susan E. Morrison, The Negaunee Foundation, Northern Trust, Mrs. Herbert A. Vance and Mr. and Mrs. William C. Vance, and Jim and Vicki Mills/Jon and Lois Mills.

The Barber of Seville

New Lyric Opera production generously made possible by the Gramma Fisher Foundation of Marshalltown, Iowa, the NIB Foundation, Randy L. and Melvin R. Berlin, and Margot and Josef Lakonishok.

Fiorello

Will Liverman°

Count Almaviva

Alek Shrader

Figaro

Nathan Gunn

Dr. Bartolo

Alessandro Corbelli

Rosina

Isabel Leonard*

Don Basilio

Kyle Ketelsen

Berta

Tracy Cantin°

Ambrogio

Jonathan Beal*

A Sergeant

John Irvin°

Conductor

Michele Mariotti*

Director

Rob Ashford*

Set Designer

Scott Pask*

Costume Designer

Catherine Zuber*

Lighting Designer

Howard Harrison*

Chorus Master

Michael Black

Wigmaster and Makeup Designer

Sarah Hatten

Assistant Director

Elise Sandell

Stage Manager

John W. Coleman

Musical Preparation

Emanuele Andrizzi

William C. Billingham

Susan Miller Hult

Recitative Accompanist

Matthew Piatt

Projected English Titles

Francis Rizzo

Fight Director

Chuck Coyl

*Lyric Opera debut

°Current Ryan Opera Center member

LYRIC OPERA PREMIERE

NEW PRODUCTION

Rusalka

Antonín Dvořák

Feb. 22, 26, Mar. 4, 7, 10, & 16 /In Czech

New Lyric Opera production generously made possible by The Monument Trust, an Anonymous Donor, Marion A. Cameron, Exelon, and Sidley Austin LLP, with additional support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Suite in D Major for the Birthday of Prince Charles Movement V: Finale

Massenet

Manon, Act Three, scene two: Duet, “Toi! Vous!” (Des Grieux, Manon)

Stage Manager

Jennifer Harber

Assistant Stage Managers

Peggy Stenger

Amy Thompson

LYRIC OPERA PREMIERE

NEW PRODUCTION

The Sound of Music

Music by Richard Rodgers

Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II

Book by Howard Lindsay and Russell Crouse

Apr. 25 – May 25

New Lyric Opera production generously made possible by Exclusive Corporate Sponsor Northern Trust and cosponsors An Anonymous Donor, Brent W. and Catherine Gledhill, Robert S. and Susan E. Morrison, Mrs. Herbert A. Vance and Mr. and Mrs. William C. Vance, Mr. and Mrs. W. James Farrell, Jim and Vicki Mills/Jon and Lois Mills, and The Neundorf Trusts in Memory of Maynette V. Neundorf and John K. Neundorf.

Porgy and Bess

George Gershwin, DuBose and Dorothy Heyward, and Ira Gershwin

Nov. 17, 19, 23, 28, Dec. 2, 5, 8, 11, 13, 16, & 20 /In English

Lyric Opera production generously made possible by the Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust, The Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust, Cherryl T. Thomas and Ardmore Associates, and Roberta L. and Robert J. Washlow, with additional support from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Clara

Hlengiwe Mkhwanazi°*

Mingo

Chase Taylor*

Sportin’ Life

Jermaine Smith

Jake

Norman Garrett*

Serena

Karen Slack*

Robbins

Bernard Holcomb°°

Jim

Earl Hazell

Peter

Curtis Bannister*

Lily

Veronica Chapman-Smith

Maria

Gwendolyn Brown°°

Porgy

Eric Owens

Crown

Eric Greene

Bess

Adina Aaron*

Detective

John Lister

Policeman

Brian McCaskill

Undertaker

Kenneth Nichols

Lawyer Frazier

Will Liverman°

Annie

Leah Dexter*

Nelson

Anthony P. McGlaun*

Strawberry Woman

Samantha McElhaney*

Crab Man

Jermaine Brown*

Coroner

Dev Kennedy

Conductor

Ward Stare

Director

Francesca Zambello

Set Designer

Peter J. Davison

Costume Designer

Paul Tazewell

Lighting Designer

Mark McCullough

Chorus Master

Michael Black

Choreographer and Associate Director

Denni Sayers

Ballet Mistress

August Tye

Wigmaster and Makeup Designer

Sarah Hatten

Assistant Director

Garnett Bruce

Stage Manager

Daniel Sokalski

Musical Preparation

Grant Loehnig

Matthew Piatt

Fight Director

Chuck Coyl

Projected English Titles

Cori Ellison

*Lyric Opera debut

°Current member, The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center

°°Alumna/Alumnus, Ryan Opera Center

60th Anniversary Concert

Nov. 1

Lyric Opera production generously made possible by lead sponsor Kirkland & Ellis and Diamond Ball sponsors ITW and Northern Trust

Conductor

Sir Andrew Davis

Master of Ceremonies

Jane Lynch

Lyric Opera Orchestra

Lyric Opera Chorus

Chorus Master

Michael Black

PROGRAM

Ludwig van Beethoven, Fidelio, Overture: “Leon

Lyric Opera Orchestra

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Idomeneo, Act Thre

Marina Rebeka (Elettra)

Giuseppe Verdi, Macbeth, Act One, Recitative, C

Christine Goerke (Lady Macbeth)

Ruggero Leoncavallo, Pagliacci, Prologue: “Si pu

Quinn Kelsey (Tonio)

Hector Berlioz, La damnation de Faust, Part Thre

Susan Graham (Marguerite)

Gioachino Rossini, Il barbiere di Siviglia, Act One

Mariusz Kwiecień (Figaro)

Harold Arlen & E.Y. Harburg, "Over the Rainbow"

Renée Fleming

Ramsey Lewis

Georges Bizet, Carmen, Act One, Recitative and

Stephanie Blythe (Carmen)

Giacomo Puccini, Madama Butterfly, Act Two: Ar

Ana María Martínez (Cio-Cio-San)

Ralph Vaughan Williams, Serenade to Music (tex

Current artists and alumni of The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center

Emily Birsan

Tracy Cantin

Hlengiwe Mkhwanazi

Laura Wilde

J’Nai Bridges

Gwendolyn Brown

Lauren Curnow

Julie Miller

Jesse Donner

Bernard Holcomb

John Irvin

Jonathan Johnson

Anthony Clark Evans

Will Liverman

Richard Ollarsaba

Bradley Smoak

Richard Wagner, Tannhäuser, Act Two, Aria: “Dic

Amber Wagner (Elisabeth)

Giacomo Puccini, Turandot, Act Three, Aria: “Nes

Johan Botha (Calaf)

Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein II, Show Boat

Eric Owens (Joe)

Giuseppe Verdi, Nabucco, Act Three: Chorus, “V

Lyric Opera Chorus

Giuseppe Verdi, Falstaff, Act Three, Recitative a

Quinn Kelsey (Falstaff)

Christine Goerke (Alice Ford)

Emily Birsan (Nannetta)

Susan Graham (Meg Page)

Stephanie Blythe (Mistress Quickly)

Jonathan Johnson (Fenton)

John Irvin (Bardolfo)

Jesse Donner (Dr. Caius)

Anthony Clark Evans (Ford)

Eric Owens (Pistola)

Stage Manager

John. W Coleman

THE SECOND CITY

Director

Matt Hoyde

Writers

Kate James

Tim Sniffen

Ensemble

Kate James

Rashawn Scott

Tim Sniffen

Steve Waltien

NEW PRODUCTION

Anna Bolena

Gaetano Donizetti

Dec. 6, 9, 12, 15, 21, Jan. 7, 10, & 16 /In Italian

New Lyric Opera coproduction generously made possible by The Monument Trust (UK) and the Donna Van Eekeren Foundation.

Lyric Opera presentation generously made possible by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Art Works National Endowment for the Arts, Helen and Sam Zell, Ethel and William Gofen, Ada and Whitney Addington, Walter E. Heller Foundation, and Roberta L. and Robert J. Washlow with additional support provided by Robin Angly.

Lyric Opera premiere generously made possible by The Negaunee Foundation, the Davee Foundation, Robert S. and Susan E. Morrison, Northern Trust, an Anonymous Donor, with additional support from an Anonymous Women’s Board Member.

2016/2017 Season

Major support provided by the Nancy W. Knowles Student and Family Performances Fund. Jason and the Argonauts and Opera in the Neighborhoods are supported by Lead Sponsor J. Christopher and Anne N. Reyes and cosponsors two Anonymous Donors, Dover Foundation, the Donna Van Eekeren Foundation, the Walter Family Foundation and Wintrust Community Banks.

New Lyric Unlimited presentation generously made possible by Lead Sponsor the Lauter McDougal Family Foundation and cosponsors the Eisen Family Foundation, The Ferguson-Yntema Family Charitable Trust, Joseph and Madeleine Glossberg, Eric and Deb Hirschfield, Kenneth R. Norgan, and the Dan J. Epstein Family Foundation/Judy Guitelman & ALAS Wings with additional support from Ellen and Paul Gignilliat and Harvey R. and Medeleine P. Plonsker.